In this chapter, we covered how to connect to managing VMs hosted in Azure. You learned about ways to secure machines, how to enhance storage capabilities with additional disks, and how to extend networking using network interfaces. We also talked about configuring software on VMs using DSC and achieving HA. All these basics are really important from an administrator's point of view as you will often face a ticket mentioning one of those capabilities.
In the next chapter, we will cover advanced networking concepts such as load balancing, VNets for managed services, and DDoS protection.
